Bethany Shoulders, PharmD, graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2014. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD in June 2015. She is currently a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, PA.… Read More
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy chapter of American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) is hosting its 3rd Annual Knoxville PARscription Golf Tournament. Proceeds from the tournament will go to help fund the student chapter of APhA-ASP which provides numerous patient care events in the community including CPR certification programs, blood pressure screenings, medication… Read More
On February 29, Dr. Clarence L. Fortner (’59) passed away at the age of 79. Dr. Fortner was a commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service for 30 years and served in several different roles during his tenure. He worked with Pfizer following his retirement from the Public Health Service. The College of Pharmacy… Read More
SNPhA Regional Meeting, April 1-3 ACCP Updates in Therapeutics, April 8-10 P1 White Coat Ceremony, April 29 Last day of P1 & P2 classes, May 6 Spring Final Exam, May 10 OSCE Week, May 11-13 Graduation, May 12
Special thanks to fourth-year student pharmacists, Corey Grimshaw and Lisa Hayes, for their invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter.
Roland N. Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM, FASPEN, is the 2016 recipient of ASPEN’s Excellence in Nutrition Support Education Award. This award is granted by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) to a nutrition support educator currently employed at an academic, community, or supervised training setting who demonstrates excellence in his… Read More
Walgreens has pledged $10,000 to support diversity-promoting initiatives at the College of Pharmacy. Since 2008, Walgreens has donated over $1 million to colleges and schools of pharmacy throughout the nation in order to advocate for programs that foster diversity within the profession. Pictured (L-R): Dr. Jennifer Williams, associate dean for Student Affairs; Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns;… Read More
Third-year student pharmacists Fred Sandefer, Lindsey Schobert and David Skinner took the top prize in this year’s UT College of Pharmacy Business Plan Competition held in December. The event, sponsored by the UT American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) Community Pharmacy Special Interest Group, and overseen by Drs. Justin Gatwood and Ken Hohmeier, assistant… Read More
Sarah Vest Cogle, PharmD, BCPS, recently was awarded the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) New Practitioner Award on behalf of the Pharmacy Practice Section at the Fifteenth Clinical Nutrition Week in Austin, Texas, on January 17, 2016. She received the award for her research titled “Sliding scale regular human insulin for critically ill… Read More
On February 18, 2016, Drs. David and Martha Shepard participated in an eighth grade career fair held at the Knoxville Expo Center. The duo represented the College of Pharmacy as members of the new Alumni Recruiting Team (ART), educating students about the profession of pharmacy. In addition to participating in recruiting events, ART participants can provide shadowing experiences for future… Read More
